Posted on 02/13/2014 8:45:00 PM PST by Pinkbell
Being gay could be in the DNA.
Scientists have found two stretches of DNA linked to homosexuality in men.
The confirmation of the existence of a ‘gay gene’ or genes will strengthen arguments that homosexuality is a matter of biology, rather than choice.
However, it also raises the prospect of a genetic test that could be used by insurance companies to discriminate against clients or by pregnant women to abort gay babies.
In the study, Chicago University researchers analysed the DNA of more than 400 pairs of gay brothers, recruited at Gay Pride festivals at marches over several years.
This revealed flagged up two pieces of DNA that seem to be linked to homosexuality.
It is not known which of the many genes they contain are key or how they affect the development of sexual orientation.
However, the result, revealed at the American Association for the Advancement of Science’s prestigious annual conference, backs up a contentious 1993 study.
That research, the first to find evidence of a ‘gay gene’, created a storm of controversy, which was further fuelled when other scientists failed to find a genetic link.
Dr Michael Bailey from Northwestern University in Illinois, who contributed to the latest study, said it is the biggest of its kind.
He added: ‘Sexual orientation has nothing to do with choice. Our findings suggest there may be genes at play – we found evidence for two sets that affect whether a man is gay or straight.
‘Although this could one day lead to a pre-natal test for male sexual orientation, it would not be very accurate, as there are other factors that can influence the outcome.’
Despite this, he would not would not object to a prenatal test being developed.
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Oh, whatever! And global warming is gonna kill us all ... because science.
And should they discover a gene therapy that cures homosexuality, what will our government do? Ban it?”
I can foresee at least THIS government protecting the expression of the homosexual gene. If there are prenatal tests for this that develop, it would most likely be made illegal to abort a baby based on the identification of the homosexual gene.
Homosexuals have been made a protected class, so it only figures that this practice would continue.
Global warming alarmism comes to mind.
There won't be a "gay gene". It will be a defect in the genes which control our desire to reproduce. The desire to attempt to reproduce with someone of the same gender is obviously a defect, and not a feature.
They have found that with psychopathy, it happens if three conditions exist. The first condition is that you need the brain of a potential psychopath. Then you need the violent experiences that can turn people into more violent versions of themselves. Then you need his inherent nature of not being able to empathize with people. A person who meets these three conditions has a very good chance of becoming a psychopath.
It’s probably similar with homosexuals, because not everybody who was molested by a homosexual will go on to become one themselves.
To what other deviant behaviors — are people genetically predisposed?
you don’t you’re a genetic dead-end.
but since this isn’t hardcoded it means it’s your learned behavior is why you won’t be poducing babies.
This is a political statement, not a scientific conclusion, that goes way beyond the data. An honest scientist would have said, "There is some evidence, that in some cases, homosexuality may have a heritable component."
Indeed.
We all may die a horrible gurgling death by drowning possibly caused by your SUV.
>> Being homosexual could be in the DNA.
The same could be said for being homicidal.
but they are exposed to the same stuff livig in the same house with the same parents and such.
From a religious perspective you can ask for three things on gay...ask for forgiveness...ask for healing....or....ask for blessing. .
So the question is what to ask for..
The world is saying Gay should..ask for blessing... like any other couple....
The world also is saying if you say forgiveness or healing your a bigot guilty of a hate crime..so a genetic or choice is irrelevant to the world. .the world is demanding it be blessed
Bingo.
“Although this could one day lead to a pre-natal test for male sexual orientation, it would not be very accurate, as there are other factors that can influence the outcome.’”
So it is caused by genes but it isn’t really because there are other factors at play, but these factors, by fiat, can’t be anything remotely similar to choices made.
It’s blather.
As far as the actual genetic findings, the article is not published yet.
Good comment all the way around.
I have never heard of “Chicago University” but I hope there are no tax payer dollars going to this research as it would violate our religions freedom.
the study appears to be very flawed, only, amazingly not as flawed as what the report says the study means
a genetic study of only admitted “gay” men, cannot prove a genetic cause for being “gay” only because it found certain DNA sequences to have a high degree of commonality among the men in the study
UNLESS it were to also conduct a study in the general population of heterosexual men and NOT find those genetic sequences to be very common among them
otherwise, finding the “common” DNA sequences looking
only at the “gay” men in their study may in fact be a coupled of quite common DNA sequences among MEN, period
Works for females, not for males. What are you going to do, stand over the bed with a sword and tell him that if he doesn't get it up and ---- the girl you are going to chop him up? Even the most heterosexual of males might find it difficult to perform under those conditions.
Genetics are more complex than that. Someone can pass down a piece of a code that means certain death for generations and nobody will know until it someday merges (by sex) with another rare code that causes it to be expressed.
That’s why so many debilitating genetic diseases have not been “cleared” from the pool.
Here's two more pieces of proof: The ex-lebsos Anne Heche and Mrs. Bill DeBlasio.
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